Patent Infringement Complaint (Direct and Indirect Infringement) Checklist

Summary

This checklist provides a quick reference on the factors and rules to take into account when preparing a complaint for patent infringement. It also provides a starting point for researching the pleading standard that prevails in a particular district court. For sample templates that you may use as a starting point in preparing a patent infringement complaint, see Complaint for Patent Infringement (Direct Infringement) and Complaint for Patent Infringement (Indirect Infringement). For additional discussion and analysis regarding the form of a complaint for patent infringement, see Horwitz on Patent Litigation § 2.02 (The Form of the Complaint). For more resources related to patent enforcement, see Patent Enforcement Resource Kit.